As Solar Impulse 2 gets underway on its around the world trip, and draws the attention of the global media, its older sibling, Solar Impulse 1, is also receiving its fair share of well-deserved attention at the moment.

Every day I see how motivated our women scientists are here at the Ewha-Solvay Research and Innovation Center at the Ewha Womans University – the largest women’s university in the world and one of the most prestigious universities in South Korea.

Like any body of water, solar ponds absorb the heat of the sun… but more effectively. By harnessing its power, we can store it in the form of thermal energy and use it later. While a solar pond was an idea that was extensively researched in the 1970s and 1980s

As soon as the introductions were over and the curtains were drawn, the children bound into the mobile laboratory for a day of learning like no other. As an observer watching the children putting on their white lab coats, eyes wide, plunging themselves into the activities on XperiLAB.be®, I really felt that this “truck” brought science to life.

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